NIGP 45032: Flashlights and Lanterns (see 450-15 for Fuel Types), Battery Type

NIGP 45032 Flashlights and Lanterns (Battery Type), an Item code, covers portable battery-powered lighting equipment that state and local governments procure for emergency response, law enforcement, facility maintenance, and general operational use. Recent solicitations show flashlights and lanterns being acquired as part of broader electrical supplies catalogs, tactical equipment packages for law enforcement agencies, and emergency preparedness inventories. Issuing bodies under this code include regional purchasing cooperatives, county probation departments, and specialized public-safety functions within counties. The scope reflects both commodity-level procurement through cooperative purchasing vehicles and specialized acquisition tied to equipment standardization within public-safety departments.

Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative issued an RFP for a comprehensive catalog discount bid on electrical supplies (ELEC2628) with an estimated two-year contract value of $4,854,470.00 and a May 28, 2026 response date, in which flashlights and battery-powered lighting represent a component line within a broader electrical-supplies offering. The County of Orange Probation Department issued an IFB (0573048504BO) on May 12, 2026 with a May 1, 2026 response deadline for range pistols and tactical holsters that included Streamlight weapon-mounted lights with batteries among 37 line items, demonstrating procurement of specialized flashlight and lighting products integrated into law enforcement equipment packages. The County applies Local Small Business and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise preference policies, allowing up to an eight percent bid-price deduction for certified vendors. Recent activity concentrates in Texas and California; no solicitations in other states appear in the available records.